this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, live in cornwall for the g7 meeting of world leaders. leaders at the g7 summit are expected to agree a joint declaration to try and prevent another global pandemic. for the uk prime minister boris johnson, issues over northern ireland hang over his talks with fellow european leaders. this is the scene live at carbis bay, where the leaders are staying. president biden�*s team has told the bbc they also want to focus on combating china's growing global influence. i'm victoria derbyshire — the other main stories in the uk and around the world this hour. the uk government is considering

delaying the lifting of england's remaining coronavirus restrictions by up to four weeks, following a spike in cases involving the india or delta variant. and, england and wales fans are gearing up for their team's chances this weekend in the euros, following italy's win over turkey last night. and the real—life "jonah and the whale" — a lobsterfisherman in the us describes how he narrowly escaped being swallowed by a humpback whale. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. today is the second day of the g7 summit — a meeting of the world's seven largest established advanced economies. world leaders are in the cornish resort of carbis bay, for face—to—face meetings. they include president biden,

who is making his first foreign visit since taking office in the us. ben brown is there for us. good morning. i'm here at tregenna castle, the resort in st ives, cornwall in the south west of england which is hosting world leaders for the g7 summit. it isa it is a blue sky for those leaders and they are enjoying the glories of the cornish coastline. the leaders are expected to agree a new plan to halt future pandemics within the first 100 days of an outbreak. called the "carbis bay declaration", it promises measures aimed at slashing the time taken to develop and license vaccines, treatments and diagnostics for any new disease. bilateral meetings have already been getting under way. here's one of the first to take place on saturday morning, with the uk prime minister borisjohnson taling to france's president macron.

their biggest issue is the post—brexit trade deal, and particularly the part of it affecting the transfer of some goods from britain to northern ireland. first reports are that mister macron wants to re—set franco—british relations, but only if the uk respects the brexit agreement it struck with the european unkion. the queen joined world leaders at the g7 summit in cornwall yesterday along with other members of the royal family. prince charles urged leaders to tackle climate change with the same urgency as the pandemic. our deputy political editor vicki young reports. it's notjust political power on a show at the summit here in cornwall. the royal family, often regarded as britain's soft power,

has been out in force too. last night, three generations of the royal family held an open—air reception at the eden project, the queen joking with leaders as they all posed smiling for a photo. queen elizabeth: are you supposed to be looking as if you're enjoying it? johnson: yes, definitely, your majesty — we have been enjoying ourselves! prince charles and prince william then led a meeting for leaders and chief executives from some of the world's largest companies to discuss how the private sector can work with governments to tackle the climate emergency. the fight against this terrible pandemic provides, if ever one was needed, a crystal clear example of the scale and sheer speed at which the global community can tackle crises when we combine political will with business ingenuity and public mobilisation.

ladies and gentlemen, we are doing it for the pandemic, so if you don't mind me saying so, we must also do it for the planet. after two days of warm words, photo opportunities on the beach, and receptions with the royals, this could be a more challenging day for borisjohnson. on the agenda are talks with france's emmanuel macron, germany's angela merkel and the leaders of the european union. the practical realities of brexit, especially the impact on trade in northern ireland, are certain to come up. vicki young, bbc news, falmouth. we can now speak to professor malcolm chalmers. he is the deputy director—general of rusi, the foreign policy and defence think tank. thank you very much for being with us. first of all, thejoe biden team have been saying that today they are very much looking at how to counter chinese influence around the world.

do you see that as one of the key aims of this summit?— do you see that as one of the key aims of this summit? really, i think that underlines _ aims of this summit? really, i think that underlines almost _ aims of this summit? really, i think that underlines almost everything i aims of this summit? really, i think| that underlines almost everything on the agenda here. for the years of the agenda here. for the years of the trumpet presidency, the west was going through what was almost a near death experience. —— trump. the biggest achievement of this summit is the west is coming together again, and it needs to because the challenge from china is much greater thanit challenge from china is much greater than it was a decade ago. china has been more assertive across a whole range of policy issues, and importantly, china is not primarily a military challenge, it's a much more holistic challenge. it's a technological challenge and economic challenge. a challenge of seeking influence across the world, and the west has really fallen behind in terms of providing an alternative to that. importantly, the united

states, under thejoe biden states, under the joe biden presidency, states, under thejoe biden presidency, knows it cannot meet that challenge by itself. it needs its key allies in europe and in asia to do so. d0 its key allies in europe and in asia to do so. ,, ~ , to do so. do you think the g7 here, it sort of sees _ to do so. do you think the g7 here, it sort of sees itself _ to do so. do you think the g7 here, it sort of sees itself as _ to do so. do you think the g7 here, it sort of sees itself as a _ to do so. do you think the g7 here, it sort of sees itself as a bulwark i it sort of sees itself as a bulwark of liberal democracy against authoritarianism, whether it be in china or russia or other countries. i think it does. this is a group of american allies. it's not designed to be all democracies or many democracies which are not american allies, but it's the worlds most powerful democracies, and it is really that framework built after world war ii, nato and the one hand, and of course the alliance of japan on the other, which has been at the heart of american power, and at the heart of american power, and at the heart of american power, and at the heart of international stability for the last 70 years, which in recent

years, i think, the last 70 years, which in recent years, ithink, has the last 70 years, which in recent years, i think, has come under increasing threat from the growth of nationalism, most of all in the united states under president trump, an america that stood on its own and no longer saw the europeans as very close allies would be one which would be enormously to the benefit of both china and indeed russia, but in order to confront china, the west has to show that it has better answers than it has had perhaps in the last couple of decades to global problems, to problems of inequality and poverty, problems of the pandemic, not least of climate change. pandemic, not least of climate chance. ., . ~' pandemic, not least of climate chance. ., ., ~ ., pandemic, not least of climate chance. ., . ~' . ., change. you talk about confronting china, but it _ change. you talk about confronting china, but it is _ change. you talk about confronting china, but it is a _ change. you talk about confronting china, but it is a balancing - change. you talk about confronting china, but it is a balancing act. - change. you talk about confronting china, but it is a balancing act. we| china, but it is a balancing act. we were hearing from the british foreign secretary, dominic raab this morning about that, saying that at the same time they do need to trade with china, obviously the richer nations of the world, the western democracies, they need to cooperate and trade with china, but they also

need to stand up to china. it is and trade with china, but they also need to stand up to china.- need to stand up to china. it is a balancin: need to stand up to china. it is a balancing act. it _ need to stand up to china. it is a balancing act. it absolutely - need to stand up to china. it is a balancing act. it absolutely is, l need to stand up to china. it is a l balancing act. it absolutely is, and you can't confront a global pandemic without cooperation with china. you can't tackle climate change without china playing a very big role. china, after all, china playing a very big role. china, afterall, is china playing a very big role. china, after all, is the... china playing a very big role. china, afterall, is the... but china playing a very big role. china, after all, is the... but its the terms on which you cooperate with china. you have to have common interests and you have to negotiate. but what western countries would not like is a situation in which because they west is divided, china sets the international agenda. a good example of that, i think, is that china has over the last decade invested quite large amounts in its belt and brought initiative, building infrastructure, providing aid to a whole range of countries in the developing world. one of the things which the joe developing world. one of the things which thejoe biden team is arguing is the west has not always provided those countries with an alternative. this is not arguing that african

countries or south—east asian countries or south—east asian countries should join the western camp, but it's given them options. it's what most developing countries want to, independence and an ability to determine their own fate. but that means that we should not be absent from the game. in that context, the british decision this year to reduce its aid budget has not been very helpful. all the other countries are increasing their spend. there is some hope, i think it in some of the declarations around the vaccines, that the uk may be beginning to rethink that decision but we will have to wait and see on that.— decision but we will have to wait and see on that. malcolm chalmers, thank ou and see on that. malcolm chalmers, thank you very _ and see on that. malcolm chalmers, thank you very much _ and see on that. malcolm chalmers, thank you very much indeed. - and see on that. malcolm chalmers, thank you very much indeed. china | and see on that. malcolm chalmers, | thank you very much indeed. china is on the agenda today, but also on the agenda very much is the pandemic, early warning system that they want to set up here. a global pandemic radar is what they are talking about, and early warning system,

surveillance system, that spots a possible pandemic very early on. borisjohnson has talked about making sure that we never again are caught unaware. so that's on the agenda as well. that's it from me. victoria will have much more from the summit throughout the day. the government is considering delaying the lifting of england's remaining coronavirus restrictions by up to four weeks. the final stage of the road map out of lockdown was due to take place on 21st ofjune. there are growing concerns about the spread of the delta variant, first identified in india, and the rise in cases, as our political correspondent jessica parker reports. removing legal limits on social contact, easing restrictions for large events, a proper reopening of nightclubs — all part of the plan for england's final step out of lockdown. but recently, the mood music has been more downbeat. i think everybody in the country will want to go back we are dealing with this delta variant which is spreading much more quickly, and if you look at the

hospitalisations, they are doubling. the numbers are small, but they are doubling approximately every seven days. if we then suddenly say we're going to open up completely, we may end up with the overwhelmed again. unfortunately, i think we are just going to have to have to maybe give it another month until we have so many more people vaccinated. there were 8,125 new cases recorded in the past 2a hours. that's up almost 60% in the past week. on average, over 6,500 new cases have been recorded per day in the last week. and hospitalisations are beginning to rise slowly, with more than 1,000 people in hospital. for borisjohnson in cornwall, for the g7 summit, it means a big decision when he gets back to downing street. he said he would be driven by the data. labour claims the country is paying the price for his reckless border policy. downing street insists no final decisions have been made and the data's still being examined. ultimately, he will have to decide. jessica parker, bbc news.

a lobsterfisherman in the us has been describing how he escaped being swallowed by a humpback whale. in a modern day version ofjonah and the whale, the story of the man who spent three days and nights inside one, michael packard says he was diving off the coast of cape cod in massachusetts when he felt a huge bump and everything went dark. aruna iyengar has the story. he's sore and limping a little, but he's lived to tell the tale. michael packard, a lobster diver for a0 years, was out diving with his friend when he was swallowed by a whale. all of a sudden ijust felt this huge bump, and everything went dark, and i could sense that i was moving, and i was like — oh, my god, did ijust get bitten by a shark?

and i was actually in his mouth probably a good 30 seconds. but i still had my regulator in my mouth, i was still breathing. and i wasjust wondering, actually, one of the things that went through my mind wasjust, my god, what if he does swallow me? and here i am, i'm breathing air, am i am going to breathe in this whale's mouth until my air runs out? crazy stuff. i thought to myself, ok, this is it. this is, i'm finally... i'm going to die. and i thought about my kids and my wife. and really, there was no getting out of there. it was... and then all of a sudden, he went up to the surface and just erupted and started shaking his head and ijust got thrown in the air and landed in the water, and i was free, and ijust floated there.

luckily, his diving mate was on hand to rescue him. scientists say humpback whales don't attack humans, and this one must have gulped up the diver by mistake while feeding. others have come up close with these usually timid creatures. last november this kayaker in california had a close encounter. michael thinks he dislocated his knee, and his legs are bruised. but he's now been discharged from hospital. while in the whale's mouth, he says he thought of his family. this has been an absolutely crazy day. ijust, i mean... i don't have words for what's happened. they really don't want me to be a diver, but it's my passion, and they respect that. they know there's nothing they can do about it, and as soon as i'm healed up i'll be back in the water. aruna iyengar, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news:

leaders at the g7 summit are expected to agree a joint declaration to prevent another global pandemic. the uk government is considering delaying the lifting of england �*s remaining restrictions by up to four weeks. there has been a spike in cases involving the delta variant. and, wales and england fans are gearing up for their teams chances this weekend in the euros. last night in the opening game, easily easily —— turkey easily beat —— italy easily beat turkey. in the euros today, wales kick off at 2pm against switzerland. we'll talk to fans of both of those teams in a hour. then at 5pm today, it's denmark against finland, and later belgium play russia. tomorrow at wembley, it's england against croatia. the england team have said they will continue taking the knee before kick—off to make a stand against racism. last weekend, some england fans booed as players bent down on the pitch before the start of their friendly with romania. we can speak to two england supporters who were at the game at the riverside.

we are not just we are notjust going to quit because some people disagree with it for whatever reasons. so that's our thought process behind it. we are going to stick at it. we believe that it going to stick at it. we believe thatitis going to stick at it. we believe that it is a strong and powerful message. let's speak to these two england supporters who were at the game. billy grant who's been following england for decades and andrew dunn, who's been going regularly to england games for seven years, and is a member of the social democratic party — he used to be a member of ukip. he booed the players when they took the knee. andrew, hello. hello. jordan henderson — andrew, hello. hello. jordan henderson says, _ andrew, hello. hello. jordan henderson says, "we - andrew, hello. hello. jordan henderson says, "we all - andrew, hello. hello. jordan. henderson says, "we all stand together against racism. that's the reason why we continue to take the knee". why did you boot that? because i think we all need to stand together— because i think we all need to stand together against racism like we did in bulgaria when the slogan on display— in bulgaria when the slogan on display in— in bulgaria when the slogan on display in that ground was "no to

racism". — display in that ground was "no to racism", something that everyone can support _ racism", something that everyone can sunport in_ racism", something that everyone can support. in the 21st century, all reasonable people are against racism now we _ reasonable people are against racism now we know there is no biological justification for it. people loudly sang _ justification for it. people loudly sang antiracist songs, and nobody said i_ sang antiracist songs, and nobody said i would disagree with that, i've said i would disagree with that, l've never— said i would disagree with that, i've never met a fan where they have said, _ i've never met a fan where they have said. you _ i've never met a fan where they have said, you know, i disagree with the no to— said, you know, i disagree with the no to racism — said, you know, i disagree with the no to racism idea.— no to racism idea. everyone agrees with it. no to racism idea. everyone agrees with it- so — no to racism idea. everyone agrees with it- so why _ no to racism idea. everyone agrees with it. so why are _ no to racism idea. everyone agrees with it. so why are you _ no to racism idea. everyone agrees with it. so why are you booing - with it. so why are you booing taking the knee?— with it. so why are you booing taking the knee? because this is somethin: taking the knee? because this is something completely _ taking the knee? because this is something completely different. j taking the knee? because this is - something completely different. the fa made _ something completely different. the fa made an extraordinary decision in june 2020 _ fa made an extraordinary decision in june 2020 to emblazon shirts with black— june 2020 to emblazon shirts with black lives matter, the name of a far left _ black lives matter, the name of a far left political group. but black lives matter, the name of a far left political group.— far left political group. but when the 'ust far left political group. but when they just stating _ far left political group. but when theyjust stating a _ far left political group. but when theyjust stating a fact? - far left political group. but when theyjust stating a fact? i - far left political group. but when theyjust stating a fact? i think l they 'ust stating a fact? i think this theyjust stating a fact? i think this is where _ theyjust stating a fact? i think this is where it _ theyjust stating a fact? i think this is where it becomes - theyjust stating a fact? i think this is where it becomes a - theyjust stating a fact? i think - this is where it becomes a political divido _ this is where it becomes a political divide the — this is where it becomes a political divide. the no to racism is something that tory and labour

supporters, whoever, people can support— supporters, whoever, people can sopport ii~ — supporters, whoever, people can support it. black lives matter smacks — support it. black lives matter smacks of people taking a left—wing approach _ smacks of people taking a left—wing approach to antiracism, which for those _ approach to antiracism, which for those on — approach to antiracism, which for those on the right is riddled with double _ those on the right is riddled with double standards. why can't we just say double standards. why can't we just say ali— double standards. why can't we just say aii lives — double standards. why can't we just say all lives matter and express our view that _ say all lives matter and express our view that human beings are essentially of equal worth? the en . land essentially of equal worth? the england team _ essentially of equal worth? tie: england team have explained essentially of equal worth? ti2 england team have explained why they are doing it. they have explained that it are doing it. they have explained thatitis are doing it. they have explained that it is nothing to do with the political arguments, it's about a stand against racism. they have explained why they take the knee. do not believe them? i think it counts for something and i'm not entirely dismissing — for something and i'm not entirely dismissing what they say. but what i do think— dismissing what they say. but what i do think is— dismissing what they say. but what i do think is that in the minds of peopie — do think is that in the minds of people when it was brought to english — people when it was brought to english football in the wake of the george _ english football in the wake of the george floyd killing, it is associated in the minds of the public— associated in the minds of the public including me of the subject of a black— public including me of the subject of a black lives matter protest, the group _ of a black lives matter protest, the group involves... but of a black lives matter protest, the group involves. . ._ of a black lives matter protest, the group involves... but they have told ou wh group involves... but they have told you why they _ group involves... but they have told you why they are — group involves... but they have told you why they are doing _ group involves... but they have told you why they are doing it. _ group involves... but they have told you why they are doing it. they - group involves... but they have told | you why they are doing it. they have told us they —

you why they are doing it. they have told us they are _ you why they are doing it. they have told us they are doing _ you why they are doing it. they have told us they are doing it, _ you why they are doing it. they have told us they are doing it, but - you why they are doing it. they have told us they are doing it, but when l told us they are doing it, but when we see _ told us they are doing it, but when we see this — told us they are doing it, but when we see this gesture we know that they can't— we see this gesture we know that they can't shake off, it takes more than a _ they can't shake off, it takes more than a statement by the football coach _ than a statement by the football coach and a couple of players... so you don't— coach and a couple of players... so you don't believe them? i do believe them. _ you don't believe them? i do believe them. i— you don't believe them? i do believe them, i accept that's why they are doing _ them, i accept that's why they are doing it. _ them, i accept that's why they are doing it, but they should also understand that people will always interpret _ understand that people will always interpret it for what it usually means. — interpret it for what it usually means, which is, overthe interpret it for what it usually means, which is, over the last couple — means, which is, over the last couple of— means, which is, over the last couple of years, it is protest in support— couple of years, it is protest in support of— couple of years, it is protest in support of a group that despises western— support of a group that despises western civilisation, that makes ciaims _ western civilisation, that makes claims about the effects of institutional racism on social outcomes that are frankly completely unsupported... let outcomes that are frankly completely unsupported- - -_ unsupported... let me ask you this then, unsupported... let me ask you this then. how — unsupported... let me ask you this then. how do _ unsupported... let me ask you this then, how do you _ unsupported... let me ask you this then, how do you think _ unsupported... let me ask you this then, how do you think it _ unsupported... let me ask you this then, how do you think it makes i unsupported... let me ask you this| then, how do you think it makes the england players feel when they hear some supporters booing just before the referee blows the whistle? weill. the referee blows the whistle? well, that's the reason _ the referee blows the whistle? well, that's the reason why _ the referee blows the whistle? well, that's the reason why i _ the referee blows the whistle? well, that's the reason why i would - the referee blows the whistle? well, that's the reason why i would not do it... that's the reason why i would not do it i— that's the reason why i would not do it i pian _ that's the reason why i would not do it i pianto— that's the reason why i would not do it... i plan to go if i get tickets to the — it... i plan to go if i get tickets to the knockout stages of this tournament but i would not do it in a competitive match. how

tournament but i would not do it in a competitive match.— a competitive match. how do you think it made _ a competitive match. how do you think it made them _ a competitive match. how do you think it made them feel- a competitive match. how do you think it made them feel last - a competitive match. how do you - think it made them feel last sunday? i hope it made them think about their— i hope it made them think about their actions and reconsider. do think their actions and reconsider. think it their actions and reconsider. tip think it made them play better? their actions and reconsider. do - think it made them play better? no, and that's why _ think it made them play better? no, and that's why i wouldn't do it in a competitive — and that's why i wouldn't do it in a competitive match. at a lot of reasonable people who disagree with black lives matter feel very strongly about this, it is a political— strongly about this, it is a political issue because all supporters of the kneeling tend to be from _ supporters of the kneeling tend to be from the labour party. you supporters of the kneeling tend to be from the labour party.- be from the labour party. you can keep talking _ be from the labour party. you can keep talking about _ be from the labour party. you can keep talking about the _ be from the labour party. you can keep talking about the politics - be from the labour party. you can keep talking about the politics of. keep talking about the politics of black lives matter, but the members of that team and the fa have made it absolutely clear, is nothing to do with the political movement. gareth southgate says koeman "we got to a situation where some people think it is a political stand that they don't agree with. that's not the reason." they could not be clearer. nobody else has— they could not be clearer. nobody else has ever used kneeling in anything — else has ever used kneeling in anything other than the movement that emerged... but anything other than the movement that emerged. . ._ that emerged... but this england team is. that emerged... but this england team is- it's _ that emerged... but this england team is. it's the _ that emerged... but this england team is. it's the first _ that emerged... but this england team is. it's the first time. - that emerged... but this england team is. it's the first time. so . that emerged... but this england | team is. it's the first time. so why

can't ou team is. it's the first time. so why can't you keep _ team is. it's the first time. so why can't you keep quiet _ team is. it's the first time. so why can't you keep quiet for _ team is. it's the first time. so why can't you keep quiet for 20 - team is. it's the first time. so why i can't you keep quiet for 20 seconds? sorry? why can't you keep quiet and respect what they choose to do? if respect what they choose to do? if they have a right to express a political— they have a right to express a political view before a football match. — political view before a football match, then i got a right to express dissent _ match, then i got a right to express dissent or— match, then i got a right to express dissent or disagreement. how would ou feel if dissent or disagreement. how would you feel if before _ dissent or disagreement. how would you feel if before you _ dissent or disagreement. how would you feel if before you started - dissent or disagreement. how would you feel if before you started your i you feel if before you started your job, at the start of the day, some people came into your office, i don't have what you do for a living, and booed at you before you started work? t and booed at you before you started work? ~ ., , ., , ~ and booed at you before you started work? ~ ., , ., , ,, ., work? i think it was a bit like that in my last — work? i think it was a bit like that in my iastjob- — work? i think it was a bit like that in my iastjob- i _ work? i think it was a bit like that in my last job. i am _ work? i think it was a bit like that in my last job. i am being - work? i think it was a bit like that| in my last job. i am being serious. in my last “oh. i am being serious. i was in my last job. i am being serious. i was expressing _ in my last job. i am being serious. i was expressing political - in my last job. i am being serious. i was expressing political views . i was expressing political views relevant — i was expressing political views relevant to my work and i was bullied — relevant to my work and i was bullied for— relevant to my work and i was bullied for it. i took my employer to a tribunal and the discrimination was ruled _ to a tribunal and the discrimination was ruled to be legal. this political— was ruled to be legal. this political correctness and the domination of left—wing beliefs in certain— domination of left—wing beliefs in certain areas, and the inability to actually— certain areas, and the inability to actually express dissent and opposition to them is peoples lives. that's_ opposition to them is peoples lives. that's not— opposition to them is peoples lives. that's not why they are doing it and they could not have been clearer. let me pause you there, i'm going to bring in another supporter. billy grant, who was also at the match on

sunday at the riverside. you actually talked to some fans who were booing and what did you say to them? , . . were booing and what did you say to them? , , , ., ., them? very simple, thanks for invitin: them? very simple, thanks for inviting us _ them? very simple, thanks for inviting us on. _ them? very simple, thanks for inviting us on. it's _ them? very simple, thanks for inviting us on. it's interesting i them? very simple, thanks forl inviting us on. it's interesting to hear the conversation actually because for me, i am so tired of this. i've been going to football matches for a0 years, i got grief on the terraces, kicked around the terraces by racist people, people going to away games, there was always a dangerfor going to away games, there was always a danger for me as i was always a danger for me as i was always on my own. the fact is that no one looked out for you, you had to look out for yourself. the police wouldn't help, your own club say sorry, they put money into our pockets and we won't do anything about it. you are always on your own. i tell you what, the last few years all of a sudden, for once, black people and people who support them came around and said, we had enough of this. we've had enough of people being racist to us. my teacher being horrible to me at school, me not getting the job that i want. we had enough of this. they have come together, found something

that they discover themselves, which is taking the knee, is a symbol of them saying we don't agree with this. it is brilliant, and i am suddenly thinking, where has this been for the last a0 years? what suddenly thinking, where has this been for the last 40 years? what do ou think been for the last 40 years? what do you think of — been for the last 40 years? what do you think of andrew _ been for the last 40 years? what do you think of andrew 's _ been for the last 40 years? what do you think of andrew 's reason - been for the last 40 years? what do you think of andrew 's reason for. you think of andrew �*s reason for booing players when they take the knee? what do you think of his reasons for booing? i knee? what do you think of his reasons for booing?— reasons for booing? i listen to andrew, reasons for booing? i listen to andrew. you _ reasons for booing? i listen to andrew, you know, _ reasons for booing? i listen to andrew, you know, i've - reasons for booing? i listen to andrew, you know, i've got i reasons for booing? i listen to - andrew, you know, i've got respect for anyone, andrew, you know, i've got respect foranyone, i'm not going andrew, you know, i've got respect for anyone, i'm not going to shout them off, but i don't agree with the reasoning. there's a couple of reasons for not agreeing with him, and you talked a lot about politics. somebody who wants to take politics out of football, he just kept on going to —— talking about politics. i know that this is not about politics. my 12—year—old daughter, she says basically, who isn't taking the knee customer she believes that this is an affinity to the protest. what i'm trying to say is that when

i listen to andrew, it's almost like someone has spun a yarn. they've thrown politics into the mix, but for all the people that go out there, all we want is that we want something that we own to show people that we are not happy about it. he is talking about this is the first time it is linked to politics, sometimes people have got to read a book, go and read a book, watch a film. martin luther king 1965 walked to montgomery. why? because of voting rights and also because black people were getting a lot of grief in america. they were stopped by the police, beaten by the police, and what did martin luther king do question mark he took the knee. and that's not even the earliest one. if you go back to the 19th century, 0k? the anti—slavery movement. if you look at the pictures they've got, you have got slaves taking the knee. it's a process that's been happening for years, and it's something that people who support our cause have used when it is anti—oppression.

within football, i believe that something has got confused. i don't want to go to football to argue with people. i am want to go to football to argue with people. iam nervous want to go to football to argue with people. i am nervous bringing my daughter in to the match on sunday because i don't want her to see that. ., ., ., ., ., that. there are now. i have got to sto ou that. there are now. i have got to stop you there — that. there are now. i have got to stop you there for— that. there are now. i have got to stop you there for no _ that. there are now. i have got to stop you there for no other - that. there are now. i have got to | stop you there for no other reason than we had to opt out because we are also on bbc world. thank you very much for your contributions today. a teenage girl who filled the murder of george floyd has been awarded a journalism prize after it went viral last year. she was recognised for her courage and for highlighting how ordinary people must play a role in the quest for truth. a professor of journalism at seattle university has given her reaction to black lives matter receiving this citation. it is excellent. after everything was

announced in april, i tweeted about how she should get the pulitzer, not really hopeful that she would, but i'm glad that she has. it is a good day for citizen journalism, i'm glad that she has. it is a good day for citizenjournalism, it's i'm glad that she has. it is a good day for citizen journalism, it's a good day for communities that have basically been disadvantaged, marginalised from the mainstream media, even though of course she was not thinking of it as journalism, but it is important citizen journalism. key people behind the journalism back —— vaccine roll—out are being celebrated in the queens honours list. the list includes the scientists who developed the oxford astrazeneca jab, as well as volunteers who helped those in their communities. anna collinson reports. spring 2020. a deadly new virus was at large. about half of the world's population facing lockdown. globally, tens of thousands of people had already died from coronavirus, and scientists in oxford were working around the clock to create a life—saving vaccine, unsure if it would ever become a reality.

but injanuary, one of the members of the oxford astrazeneca team became one of the first to receive the jab. he has received a knighthood. i'm obviously delighted to receive an honour, but i'm just one cog in the most enormous machine that is involved in making a vaccine, testing it, developing it. this time last year, the uk's vaccines task force was sifting through hundreds of possible jabs, urgently trying to identify and secure supplies of the most promising ones. those tough decisions paid off, with four vaccines now approved by the uk regulator. the task force leader has been made a dame. seeing the incredibly slick rollout of the vaccine across all parts of the uk has been just fantastic, and what has been really important is to see quite how effective those vaccines have been in the real world, actually preventing deaths.

no vaccine is risk—free, but to ensure they are safe and effective they must undergo clinical trials. divya chadha manek played a key role in speeding up this process. if that takes three months, what do we need to do to get it down to two months? if that takes normally one week, how can we do it in one day? pressure—testing the system, pushing people along. there was a lot of pushing. divya is one of many who's played their part in the ongoing fight against covid. with cases once again on the rise, it's hoped that this time the vaccination programme, which has received royal recognition, will shield us in a way that wasn't possible before. anna collinson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. a very good morning to you. this is the scene at the moment in the north—east of scotland. blue skies overhead, and it is a picture like that most of us will see over the next few days. there is some cloud

that will linger. parts of western scotland, northern ireland, a little bit grateful some of you today. if you glimmers of brightness. 0ne bit grateful some of you today. if you glimmers of brightness. one or two isolated showers to 0rkney and the hebrides, and some low cloud towards the west of england and well. forthe towards the west of england and well. for the vast majority, sunny spells this afternoon, attempt is up to 20 degrees in the north—east of scotland, 25 in the south—east of england. freshertoday scotland, 25 in the south—east of england. fresher today than earlier in the week. the humidity returns tonight, and with it lots of cloud up tonight, and with it lots of cloud up in scotland and northern ireland. single figures temperatures to the countryside and the east, but the humidity is building on the west and all of us will see humidity rises through sunday. rain at times later in 0rkney and shetland in the north—west of scotland but most will have a dry day with sunny spells and it will feel hot for many. 26 in the east of scotland, up to 29 in southern england.